D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

Masato Nakafuku

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
United States

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Biology and Biochemistry D-index 66 Citations 25,842 104 World Ranking 5433 National Ranking 2615

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study Masato Nakafuku is best known for:

Gene
Transcription factor
Enzyme

His Cell biology study frequently intersects with other fields, such as Function (biology). Masato Nakafuku performs multidisciplinary study in the fields of Signal transduction and Phosphorylation via his papers. Phosphorylation and Signal transduction are two areas of study in which Masato Nakafuku engages in interdisciplinary research. He integrates many fields, such as Gene and Mutant, in his works. He brings together Mutant and Gene to produce work in his papers. While working in this field, Masato Nakafuku studies both Genetics and Molecular biology. He performs integrative study on Molecular biology and Genetics in his works. He regularly ties together related areas like Central nervous system in his Neuroscience studies. Masato Nakafuku performs multidisciplinary study in the fields of Central nervous system and Progenitor cell via his papers.

His most cited work include:

Regulation of Myosin Phosphatase by Rho and Rho-Associated Kinase (Rho-Kinase) (2639 citations)
Regeneration of Hippocampal Pyramidal Neurons after Ischemic Brain Injury by Recruitment of Endogenous Neural Progenitors (1346 citations)
Rho-associated kinase, a novel serine/threonine kinase, as a putative target for small GTP binding protein Rho. (971 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date

His study deals with a combination of Cell biology and Molecular biology. He incorporates Molecular biology and Cell biology in his research. Masato Nakafuku merges Gene with Saccharomyces cerevisiae in his research. His Transcription factor research extends to the thematically linked field of Genetics. In his papers, he integrates diverse fields, such as Transcription factor and Signal transduction. He integrates several fields in his works, including Signal transduction and G protein. As part of his studies on Neuroscience, Masato Nakafuku frequently links adjacent subjects like Spinal cord. His Spinal cord study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Neuroscience. In his work, Masato Nakafuku performs multidisciplinary research in Stem cell and Embryonic stem cell.

Masato Nakafuku most often published in these fields:

Cell biology (85.88%)
Gene (72.94%)
Genetics (63.53%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

Genetics (100.00%)
Stem cell (75.00%)
Neural stem cell (75.00%)

In recent works Masato Nakafuku was focusing on the following fields of study:

Genetics and DNA-binding protein are commonly linked in his work. Masato Nakafuku merges DNA-binding protein with Promoter in his study. He performs integrative study on Promoter and DNA. He performs integrative study on DNA and Cell biology. In his research, he undertakes multidisciplinary study on Cell biology and Molecular biology. Masato Nakafuku connects Molecular biology with Gene expression in his research. He merges Gene expression with Gene in his research. He performs multidisciplinary study in Gene and Mutant in his work. He performs multidisciplinary studies into Mutant and Genetics in his work.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

Gsx transcription factors control neuronal versus glial specification in ventricular zone progenitors of the mouse lateral ganglionic eminence (27 citations)
Developmental dynamics of neurogenesis and gliogenesis in the postnatal mammalian brain in health and disease: Historical and future perspectives (13 citations)
Physical interactions between Gsx2 and Ascl1 balance progenitor expansion versus neurogenesis in the mouse lateral ganglionic eminence (12 citations)

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Best Publications

Regulation of myosin phosphatase by Rho and Rho-associated kinase (Rho-kinase)

Kazushi Kimura;Masaaki Ito;Mutsuki Amano;Kazuyasu Chihara.
Science (1996)

3512 Citations

Regeneration of Hippocampal Pyramidal Neurons after Ischemic Brain Injury by Recruitment of Endogenous Neural Progenitors

Hirofumi Nakatomi;Toshihiko Kuriu;Shigeo Okabe;Shin ichi Yamamoto.
Cell (2002)

1863 Citations

Rho-associated kinase, a novel serine/threonine kinase, as a putative target for small GTP binding protein Rho

T. Matsui;M. Amano;T. Yamamoto;K. Chihara.
The EMBO Journal (1996)

1329 Citations

Glial cells generate neurons: the role of the transcription factor Pax6

Nico Heins;Paolo Malatesta;Francesco Cecconi;Masato Nakafuku.
Nature Neuroscience (2002)

860 Citations

Structure and Function of Signal-Transducing GTP-Binding Proteins

Yoshito Kaziro;Hiroshi Itoh;Tohru Kozasa;Masato Nakafuku.
Annual Review of Biochemistry (1991)

856 Citations

Regulation of Gli2 and Gli3 activities by an amino-terminal repression domain: implication of Gli2 and Gli3 as primary mediators of Shh signaling.

Hiroshi Sasaki;Yuriko Nishizaki;Chi Chung Hui;Masato Nakafuku.
Development (1999)

807 Citations

A binding site for Gli proteins is essential for HNF-3beta floor plate enhancer activity in transgenics and can respond to Shh in vitro

Hiroshi Sasaki;Chi Chung Hui;Masato Nakafuku;Hisato Kondoh.
Development (1997)

801 Citations

Sonic Hedgehog-induced activation of the Gli1 promoter is mediated by GLI3.

Ping Dai;Hiroshi Akimaru;Yasunori Tanaka;Toshio Maekawa.
Journal of Biological Chemistry (1999)

652 Citations

Function of Ras as a molecular switch in signal transduction.

T Satoh;M Nakafuku;Y Kaziro.
Journal of Biological Chemistry (1992)

556 Citations

Combinatorial Roles of Olig2 and Neurogenin2 in the Coordinated Induction of Pan-Neuronal and Subtype-Specific Properties of Motoneurons

Rumiko Mizuguchi;Michiya Sugimori;Hirohide Takebayashi;Hidetaka Kosako.
Neuron (2001)

498 Citations

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External Links

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